Published聽September 9, 2013
On聽Sept. 4, the University of Louisiana at Monroe Office of Recruitment and Admissions聽
hosted an ice cream social for 60 select freshmen students in honor of their outstanding聽test
scores.
Sixty 网曝门 freshmen received iPads at a special ice聽 cream social in honor of
their outstanding test scores.
Incoming freshmen with an ACT score of 30 or higher gathered on聽 the seventh floor
of the library to eat ice cream and receive 网曝门-themed聽 packages, each containing
a special gift鈥攁n Apple iPad.
Speaking聽 to the assembled scholars, 网曝门 President Dr. Nick J. Bruno said, 鈥淎ll of
you聽 have accomplished some amazing things academically, and we congratulate you on聽
being the best of the best. And in turn, that comes with a responsibility.
"We聽 have a responsibility to provide you a good education, and a staff that is聽 responsive
to your needs. But you also have a responsibility to us, to your聽 parents, to your
families, and that is to make sure that you enjoy your university聽 experience, but
that you maintain your grades.鈥�
Students聽who received an iPad for their 30 or higher on the ACT included:
Jacob聽 Anderson of Coushatta; Ashley Archer of Franklington; Amanda Arcilla of Monroe;聽
Olivia Barfield of Dry Prong; Brook Barringer of Hammond; Taylar Boutte of New聽 Iberia;
Karlee Buckridge of West Monroe; Abigail Bumgardner of Blanchard;聽 Caitlin Chavanne
of Shreveport; Zachary Christian of Castor; Jacob Clayton of聽 Greenwood; Ellen Cook
of Alexandria; Daniel Crawford of Monroe; Anirudha聽 Dasgupta of New Delhi, India;
Christopher Dixon of Angola; Donald Dozier of Monroe; Quoc-Nam Duong of聽 Sterlington;
Brandon Eddlemon of Alexandria; Lauren Enyeart of Austin, Texas;聽 Miranda Erwin of
Winnsboro; Caitlyn Fontenot of Pollock; Halie Fryday of聽 Shreveport; Grant Gallien
of West Monroe; Cody Gibson of Greenwood; Joshua聽 Glatter of Morgan City; Joshua Glatter
of Morgan City; Kyle Gresham of West聽 Monroe;
Kathleen Hendrix of Pineville; Jessica Holifield of West Monroe;聽 Cassidy Horton of
Haughton; Cameron Irby of Oak Grove; Jonathan Jeffcoat of聽 Patterson; Jaxon Lucas
of Center, Texas; Patrick Macklin of Morgan City; Jenna聽 Mailhes of Monroe; John Martin
of Sulphur; Kolleen McWilliams of West Monroe;聽 Katleyn Minchew of West Monroe; Lindsay
Moore of Marshall, Texas; Hannah Mosher聽 of West Monroe; Charlotte Meyer of Walker;
Zinaida Osipova of Nizhny Novgorod;聽 Lauren Palmer of Murrieta, Calif.; Zachary Passon
of Ruston; Whittney Plunkett聽 of Benton; Kelli Rachal of Alexandria; Lance Richard
of Monroe; Spencer Roark聽 of Monroe; Shelby Russell of West Monroe;
Margaret Scalfano of Forest Hill;聽 Nathaniel Schultz of Gonzales; Bethany Sharplin
of West Monroe; Gerald Sibley聽 of Walker; Ann-Marie Simon of Maurice; Kylen Smith
of Shelbyville, Texas;聽 Caroline Townley of Alexandria; Olivia Travis of Ridgeland,
Miss.; Tanner聽 Traweek of Monroe; Brent Turner of West Monroe; Matthew Vines of Pineville;
and聽 Blake Weems of Monroe.
The聽 iPads were purchased with donations from the 网曝门 Foundation.
Bruno told聽 students, 鈥淎ll of the iPads given to you today were paid for by the 网曝门聽
Foundation, by people who saw the value in your efforts and what you鈥檝e聽 accomplished.鈥�
Bruno聽 expects great things of this freshman class, insisting, 鈥淢ake sure you live
up聽 to your part of the bargain in the scholarship. The university has invested a聽
lot of money because we see you as being worth it鈥攖hat you鈥檝e earned it. So now聽 it鈥檚
your responsibility to excel and to bring recognition to you, to your聽 classmates,
and to 网曝门.鈥�
About聽 the 网曝门 Foundation:
Established聽 in 1961, the 网曝门 Foundation is a private non-profit organization dedicated
to聽 the growth, development, and enhancement of the University of Louisiana at聽 Monroe.
The聽 Foundation manages various programs, including: scholarships, professorship and聽
chair funds, alumni, fund-raising and development operations, college and聽 departmental
support, and other university-related programs.
